Category: Bible
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What is the Relationship Between Each of the Four Main Covenants? Part 2: Mosaic Covenant
The Mosaic Covenant is “the covenant that Moses mediated between God and Israel at Mount Sinai when Israel received the Law (including the Ten Commandments). Also referred to as the ‘old covenant’ (in contrast with the new covenant of Jer 31:31–34; Ezek 36:25–28) …”[1] By the time this covenant is made with Israel at Mount…
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What is the Relationship Between Each of the Four Main Covenants? Part 1: Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant is defined as “God’s promise to the first patriarch, Abraham, which functions as the basis for Israel’s covenant with Yahweh.”[1] The covenant starts out as promises from God to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from…
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The Palestinian Covenant: Weaknesses
To start with, the way Pentecost writes in his books (Thy Kingdom Come: Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenant Promises Throughout History and Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology) he makes it seem as thought the Palestinian covenant is literally confined to Deuteronomy 30:1-10. Although I consider it the heart of the prediction…
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The Palestinian Covenant: Strengths
I think Pentecost does well making the point the Palestinian covenant is in addition to the Mosaic covenant. Deuteronomy 29:1 makes it clear that Moses is laying forth the details of the agreement under which the people would enter the land of Palestine in addition to the Mosaic covenant given at Horeb (Sinai).[1] Pentecost also…
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The Palestinian Covenant: Pentecost’s View
Dr. J. Dwight Pentecost views the text of Deuteronomy 30:1-10 as the Palestinian covenant. In a series of blogs, I am going to explain his view of this and explain the strengths and weaknesses of his view. Pentecost’s View To summarize and introduce his view in brief, he views this covenant as an unconditional covenant…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant Unconditional?
Reasons why the Abrahamic Covenant is Unconditional Normally in a blood covenant the two parties would agree on the terms of the covenant, with each committing himself to the fulfillment of certain promises being covenanted, and they would walk hand in hand through the animal sacrificed pieces. In this case, Abraham fell asleep. J. Dwight…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 10: New Heaven and New Earth
Although the new era has come, this is only a partial fulfillment of the covenants. We await a final, complete fulfillment. God still wants to provide a perfect place to live among his people in an even more permanent and personal way. One day God will destroy evil and wickedness and provide this perfect place…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 9: The New Era
The way it concludes Luke’s Gospel is how it begins in Acts. Acts is really Luke: Part 2. Here we get the story of these individuals that were commanded to stay in Jerusalem, because Jesus had previously said He must depart so that the Holy Spirit can come. So, the book of Acts is the…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 8: We Have a Savior
So, then we have a 400-year period that sometimes is referenced as the silent years, where the Greeks come to power. Then we start the New Testament where the Word became flesh, and we have a Savior. God surprises us of how he did it. He begins to tie all these things together, because this…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 7: The Prophets
If we hit the pause button here and look at the five books of poetry, we see they are written by David and Solomon. We realize that what God had really longed for was a people that had a living relationship with Him and lived out the covenant in community. Carrying on in the chronology…
Surrendered and Free 